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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Mabry named Cards hitting coach

The Cardinals officially announced today they have promoted John
Mabry from assistant hitting coach to hitting coach. He replaces Mark
McGwire, who is expected to be named the hitting coach for the Los
Angeles Dodgers.

The Cardinals also made official today what the
Post-Dispatch reported Friday: Blaise Ilsley, formerly the Class AAA
pitching coach at Memphis, has been named bullpen coach. He replaces
Dyar Miller, who was not retained.

The rest of the uniformed
coaching staff for manager Mike Matheny will remain the same, with Derek
Lilliquist to return for a second full season as pitching coach, Jose
Oquendo for his 14th season as third-base coach and Chris Maloney for
his second season as first-base coach.